LOWER SCHOOL READING LIST
Suggested Book Author’s Name
Fiction:
Arabel and Mortimer series Joan Aiken Paddington series Michael Bond Flat Stanley series Jeff Brown Mr Majeika series Humphrey Carpenter How to Train Your Dragon series Cressida Cowell Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, The Magic Finger Roald Dahl My Naughty Little Sister series Dorothy Edwards Magical Children series Sally Gardner Gladiator Boy series David Grimstone Robo-Runners series Damian Harvey Jack Stalwart series Elizabeth Singer Hunt George Speaks, The Sheep-Pig and other titles Dick King-Smith Mammoth Academy series Neal Layton The Butterfly Lion, Cool!, Toro Toro, Dear Olly Michael Morpurgo S.W.I.T.C.H. series, Monster Makers series Ali Sparkes The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour-Dog series Jeremy Strong Weird Family series, Sir Quinton Quest series Kaye Umansky Little Wolf series Ian Whybrow Zombie Goldfish series Mo O’Hara Grk series Josh Lacey The Abominators series Sam Hearn The Football Wonder Boy Martin Smith Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce Goth Girl Chris Riddell Help! I'm an Alien Jo Franklin Danger is everywhere David O'Doherty Ottoline Chris Riddell Fortunately the Milk… Neil Gainman Young Merlin, Merlin and the ring of power Tony Bradman Woof! (& other titles) Allan Ahlberg The Grunts series Philip Ardagh The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth Eoin Colfer The Demon Headmaster series Gillian Cross The Iron Man Ted Hughes Vlad the Drac Ann Jungman The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis Football Academy series Tom Palmer Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series Michelle Paver Elephant Adventure (and other titles) Willard Price The Firework-Maker’s Daughter Philip Pullman Marvin Redpost series, Wayside School series Louis Sachar Pongwiffy series Kaye Umansky David Walliams series David Walliams Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz Artemis Fowl series Eoin Colfer Harry Potter Series J.K. Rowling Northern Lights Philip Pullman The Iron Man Ted Hughes The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken Blabbermouth Morris Gleitzman Born to Run Michael Morpurgo Holes Louis Sachar There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom Louis Sachar
Non-Fiction:
Horrible Histories Terry Deary Horrible Geography Anita Ganeri Horrible Science Nick Arnold Murderous Maths Kjartan Poskitt 100 Facts Roman Britain Phillip Steele 100 Facts Viking Fiona MacDonald Ancient Egypt Jane Walker and Belinda Gallagher How It Works series Christine Dorion Marvellous Maths Jonathan Litton Greek Myths for Young Children Marcia Williams
More suitable for reading aloud, or to be read to:
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame The Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling Nonsense Songs Edward Lear The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett Winnie the Pooh Series A.A. Milne Charlotte’s Web E.B. White 5 Children and It E. Nesbitt